Kevin November 6‚ 2013 Professor Comparison of the Sumerian Gods and the Greek Pantheon The Sumerian civilization existed an estimated three thousand years prior to the Greeks (Powell p. 60). Although very little is actually known about the Sumerian culture‚ archaeologists have unearthed ancient artifacts and clay tablets containing cuneiform writing that have given historians bits and pieces of the stories that were told during that time (Powell pg. 63 Figure 7.3). While the Sumerian empire
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Anderson 1 Jonathan Anderson Mrs. Diehl English 9 3 February 2012 The Roles of Lies and Stories in The Odyssey The Odyssey was written by the poet Homer. Many examples of lies in the poem show the reader how the outcomes change the plot. Each lie seems to have good intentions as to why it happened. The role of lies also shows the reader how the characters like Odysseus can be deceitful but also meaningful. Examples of roles of lies are when Odysseus disguises himself‚ Odysseus’
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god and he is trying to help Odysseus you know that Odysseus is a good man because the gods only back winners and heroes. He is very important to the success of the Odyssey as he dictates exactly what will happen. He helps by giving permission to Athena to help Odysseus‚ and orders Hermes to free him from Calypso. This leads on to another god in the Odyssey‚ Hermes. Hermes aids Odysseus twice‚ the first by instructing Calypso to allow him to leave the island‚ although it was Zeus’s order he used
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The name-giving of Athens It is well-known that Athens was the most powerful and glorious town of ancient Greece. Its residents managed to develop a wonderful civilization that is admired till today. It is also known that the city got its name from Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and courage. But how did Athens have its name? Here is a charming little story about the origin of the city’s name. The dispute of the gods Cecrops‚ a strange creature‚ half-man half-snake‚ was the founder of a city which
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The Impact and Legacy of Greek Mythology Greek gods‚goddess‚ showed the greek how to live their lives in ancient greece. Five greek gods‚goddesses‚ of note are Poseidon‚ Apollo‚ Demeter‚ Athena‚ and Hermes. Greek Mythology was important to the Greek’s mind set and civilization. Poseidon was one of the more angry gods. Poseidon was known as the god of the sea. (Warren 11) His brother name was Hades. (Warren 11) As far as respect he was second falling behind Zeus. (Warren 11) One main reason was
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her life‚ Annabeth keeps cool and thinks fast‚ using her beauty and cunning with great precision. Being the daughter of the goddess of wisdom‚ Athena‚ Annabeth inherited a love of architecture and an accurate use of strategy. Unluckily‚ she has also been given an overbearing phobia of spiders‚ and a fatal flaw that has cursed many other children of Athena: hubris‚ or‚ deadly pride. Her fellow half-blood campers respect Annabeth and go to her for advice and tips about quests because of her extensive
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The myth of Perseus and his slaying of the only mortal Gorgon‚ Medusa has its origins in Greek mythology which portray the ancient Greek societies social values‚ expectations and punishments. It denotes coming of age‚ and growing old; beauty and ugliness; the mystery of love and marriage; and indicates the use of alienation as a form of repentance or punishment. The myth of Medusa is a tale of Perseus‚ son of Danae‚ and grandson of Acrisius who was king of Argos. An oracle warned Acrisius that
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goddess Athena‚ she was known as the virgin patron from here people in Greece. Parthenon was built for the purpose to store the chryselephantine statue of Athena. The sculptor of Parthenon was Pheidias‚ it was designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates‚ the two men were architects for the project.
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future policies and direction. These programs enabled the city to experience a new feeling‚ city state religion and city state patriotism. This new love of the city of Athens is very apparent in the building works‚ the temples‚ the Parthenon and the Athena statue but the port of piraneus works and fortification of the long walls. Funding for the projects. The funding for these projects came solely from the Delian league and the allies
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life before and changing her complete individuality. But looking at before Medusa transformed into a monster‚ she was a beautiful maiden. From possible theories‚ it was said that Medusa was a vulnerable devotee to Athena and she worshipped her on a regular basis. Being cursed by Athena‚ she had absolutely no rights. She was helpless and could not do anything against
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